WASHINGTON Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, is pushing the White House to release weapons systems, especially F-16 fighter jets, to Egypt as well as aid to Jordan and the Iraqi Kurds, as the region warily eyes the military intentions of the Islamic State.

Israel said Sunday it will purchase 14 additional next-generation F-35 fighter jets for approximately $3 billion.
The deal adds to the fleet of 19 U.S-made jets already purchased in 2010, the Defense Ministry said. The recent signing with Lockheed Martin...

Egypt signed agreements to purchase 24 advanced fighter jets from France on Monday, hours after Egyptian aircraft bombed Islamic State targets in Libya and implored foreign governments for help fighting extremists in the region.
The deal for 24 of...

Egypt bombed Islamic State militants in neighboring Libya on Monday and called on the United States and Europe to join an international military intervention in the chaotic North African state after extremists beheaded a group of Egyptian Christians....

The sun was setting over the desert here as Lt. Col. Jose "Ed" Sumangil, commander of a B-1 bomber squadron known as "The Bats," stepped into a room crowded with pilots and crews for a final briefing before the night's combat mission.
Sumangil, a U.S....

Two fighter jets scrambled into sunny San Francisco skies Friday after a pilot wandered into airspace that had been temporarily restricted to protect a visiting President Barack Obama.
Obama is in the Bay Area for two days of fundraisers and a summit on cybersecurity.
The North American Aerospace Defense Command said in a news release that at about 1:50 p.m., two F-15s spotted a general aviation aircraft in the restricted area, and the pilot was out of communication. After the F-15s saw it, the aircraft...

About 1,400 troops and fighter jets are assembled on the Georgia coast for a major training exercise.
Savannah is hosting units from across the nation this week for Sentry Savannah, a large event run by the Georgia Air National Guard's Air Dominance Center.
Jets will be flying over the coastal area and about 500 square miles of ocean through Feb. 22.
The Savannah Morning News (http://bit.ly/1CmUfiq ) reports that the exercise provides a chance for both pilots and airplane crews to hone their skills....

SEATTLE When the Pentagon this spring announces who will design and build a major new stealth bomber for the Air Force, the decision will determine Boeing's future in the combat-aircraft business.
The choice could also reshape the military-industrial base. Top aerospace analyst Richard Aboulafia said that whatever the outcome, it could precipitate an aggressive move by Boeing, the No. 2 U.S. defense contractor, to acquire the aircraft unit of No. 3 defense player Northrop Grumman.
Boeing has teamed with...

To the editor: At a time when our public schools are begging, our national infrastructure is full of potholes, and millions of people still lack health coverage, the Pentagon is poised to blow megabucks to make the deadliest, most advanced military in history even deadlier? ("New stealth bomber contract likely to be boon for Antelope Valley," Feb. 7)
Why not prop up our public universities instead? Decreasing class sizes will also create more jobs, and education is our most powerful weapon. Our...

Lockheed Martin on Monday took the lid off a brand new demonstration center that doubles the size of its previous facility.
The center, which helps the company showcase its work to potential customers, covers 20,000 square feet at the defense giant’s east Orlando facility and includes about a half-dozen simulators.
U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, who took an F-35 simulator for a spin during a tour, said the demonstration center stands out in the region.
The F-35 simulator serves as a lab for U.S. and...

The Pentagon is poised to spend billions to build a new stealth bomber, a top secret project that could bring hundreds of jobs to the wind-swept desert communities in Los Angeles County's northern reaches.
Two teams of defense contractors are now battling to win what would be one of the most expensive contracts in Pentagon history. As the lobbying intensifies, the coming decision to pick a winner as soon as this spring has set off a debate over whether the new warplane is crucial to national security or...